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StructuralDesigner3D is a plugin for Rhino 7/8 that enables the creation of funicular, tensile, and pneumatic structures using Dynamic Relaxation.

Inspired by physical phenomena like soap films, suspended chains, and inflated membranes, StructuralDesigner3D converts lines and meshes into spring-mass systems that naturally evolve into structurally efficient forms. The plugin gives you full control over physical parameters (such as stiffness, masses, rest lengths, internal pressure and more) with a clean and intuitive interface that works directly within Rhino — no Grasshopper required.

Just select, adjust, and simulate. It’s that simple!

Website: https://www.structuraldesigner3d.com/
User Manual: https://structuraldesigner3d.gitbook.io/usermanual
Article: StructuralDesigner3D_A_new_form_finding_plugin_for_Rhinoceros3D_with_Dynamic_Relaxation

Credits: Special thanks to FCT (the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology), the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon and the Gaudí Foundation for the support to this research.